Railway-rail fastener.



G.- RIELLY.

RAILWAY RAIL FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 17. 19:3.

Patented June 22, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I HO. WASHINGTON. D. C.

G. RIELLY.

RAILWAY RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATION men SEPT. 17, 1913.

Patented June 22, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- if) v THE NORRIS PETERS 60., PHOTO LITHQ, WASHINGTON, D. c.

IINITE @TdrTlEdf PAITLNT GEORGE RIEL'LY, OF SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA.

RAILWAY-RAIL FASTENER.

Application filed September 17, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE RIELLY, a citizen of the United States, residing in Santa Rosa, county of Sonoma, State of California, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Railway-Rail Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of devices which are designed to fasten steel rails to composite cross ties, and has for its principal object to provide a device to firmly clamp a railroad rail to a concrete or other hard and indestructible railroad tie in such a manner that it can be readily adjusted, removed and replaced as occasion may require, without destruction of, or injury to the device itself. In using my fastening device the tie is constructed with a plurality of holes or sockets preferably rectangular, the end walls of the hole tapering upwardly. Within this hole is located a plurality of plates having parallel sides adapted to engage the tapering end walls of the socket or hole in the tie. Intermediate these two plates is placed a wedge, the upper end of which is provided with suitable means to draw it upwardly, thereby forcing the plates outwardly and wedging them tightly against the side walls of the socket, thus preventing their removal except by loosening the said means.

My means for accomplishing the foregoing objects may be more readily understood by having reference to the accompanying drawings, which are hereunto annexed, and are a part of the specification, in which- Figure l is an isometric perspective view of the tie showing the rail fastening device in position to engage the rail and showing a rail engaged by the fastening means. Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary detail View partly in section taken on the line 22 in Fig. 1, showing the fastening device holding the rail in position. Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are enlarged detail views of the parts of the fastening device. Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the tie. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the same partly broken away showing the method of reinforcing the tie. Fig. 8 is a cross section of the tie taken on the lines 8-8 in Fig. 6. Fig. 9 shows a modified form of construction.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the entire description.

As shown in the drawings, the tie l is provided with holes or sockets 2, the end Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22, 1915.

Serial no. 790,241.

walls 3 and d of which taper upwardly. The rail 5 crosses the tie 1 between two of the holes or sockets, so that its bottom flange 6 is adjacent the edges of the said sockets.

My fastening device is formed of two plates 7 and 8 which are provided with parallel sides adapted to engage the end walls 3 and I of the recess 2 on their outer surfaces. The plate 7 is provided with a lug 9 which is adapted to engage the lower flange 6 of the rail 5. The wedge 8 is provided with alug 10 which is designed to furnish a bearing plate for the tightening nut 11. A downwardly flared wedge 12 is located intermediate the two plates 7 and 8, this wedge is provided with a shank 13 on its upper edge upon which threads are out, which are adapted to be engaged by the threads cut in the nut 11 which is designed to engage the tops of the lugs 9 and 10 whereby by tightening the nut 11 the wedge 12 is drai'vn upwardly and the plates 7 and 8 are wedged tightly against the walls 3 and lof the socket. It will be observed that any tendency to draw the fastening device out of the socket- 2 will be resisted by the side walls 3 and l and instead of loosening the same will simply tend to tighten the fastening device more firmly in the socket; in the event of accidental breakage or for any other reason that it is desired to move the tie it is a comparatively simple matter to loosen the nut 11, and a slight tap with a hammer on the shank 13 will operate to drive the wedge downwardly thereby relieving the plates 7 and 8 from the pressure to which they were subjected and they can be easily withdrawn.

In Fig. 9 I have disclosed a modified form of construction which may be found desirable in practice. In this form the fastening device is identical with that shown in the other views, but I have shown an insert 15 which is preferably cast in the concrete and may be formed of wood or any other suitable material to provide a core. This may also be found desirable when the device is used where there are extremes in temperature in caring for any variation which may exist in a degree of expansion between the material forming the tie and the material of which the present device is formed. It will be apparent that this construction may be utilized without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I ters Patent is 1. The combination in a rail fastening of I y a tie having sockets formed therein with up wardly tapering end Walls, plates formed with parallel sides for engaging said end walls of the socket, a lug on one of the plates in each socket adapted to engage the base flange on a rail, a downwardly flared wedge between the plates for forcing them against the walls of the sockets, a shank on each wedge projecting above the ends of the plates, and means engaging the shank and the tops of the plates for drawing the wedge upwardly.

2. The combination of a rail fastening of a tie having sockets therein with upwardly tapering end walls, plates with parallel sides for engaging the opposite end walls of the socket, means secured on one of said plates to engage a base flange of a rail, a lug formed on the other plate, a

downwardly flared wedge between the said plates, and means to adjust the relative position between said plates for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of a rail fastening of a tie having sockets therein with upwardly tapering end walls, plates with parallel sides for engaging the opposite end walls 01" the socket, means secured on one of said plates to engage a base flange of a Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

